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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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Hanaro has been a big pain in the ass. They promised English service but that has been a big fat lie. I loved how they kept phoning me and talking to me in Korean. They threatened to cut off my internet because they couldn't deduct money from my bank account as we had set up. Works fine for everyone else but them. Crap service so far but fairly cheap.
As far as the Chaebols go, I have little respect for them. I wouldn't be suprised if they were started by Japanese collaborators that got rich off of the misfortunes of other Koreans. I am sure if someone did a little digging they would find some interesting beginnings for these wonderful companies. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:12 am Post subject: |
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If you had only koreans doing the marketing, building....it would not be as successul as it is now. Koreans know they need foreigners to sell and build their products in other countries in order to succeed.
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You could probably say the same thing about most multinational companies anywhere. I'm just guessing that Toyota's advertising for the North American market isn't cooked up by a bunch of Japanese guys living in Tokyo. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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If you had only koreans doing the marketing, building....it would not be as successul as it is now. Koreans know they need foreigners to sell and build their products in other countries in order to succeed.
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You could probably say the same thing about most multinational companies anywhere. I'm just guessing that Toyota's advertising for the North American market isn't cooked up by a bunch of Japanese guys living in Tokyo. |
Plus you can look at who actually owns various Korean companies and various other multinationals. |
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steroidmaximus
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: GangWon-Do
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Multinationals are at best a tolerable evil that need to be beaten and shamed occasionally to keep them in line. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| steroidmaximus wrote: |
| Multinationals are at best a tolerable evil that need to be beaten and shamed occasionally to keep them in line. |
Back to the collective farm then I guess? |
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steroidmaximus
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Back to the collective farm then I guess? |
If that's what works for you.
Large companies need to be reminded that they do have a social responsibility, that generating profit is not their only purpose. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Back to the collective farm then I guess? |
If that's what works for you.
Large companies need to be reminded that they do have a social responsibility, that generating profit is not their only purpose. |
Ummmm, no, other than the obligation to operate within the boundaries of the law, the main purpose of a company is to generate wealth for its shareholders. I don't know where you derive this moral imperative from, but it isn't the case. What another person does with their money and business within the law is their perogative. Feel free to avoid their products and services if you don't like it. |
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steroidmaximus
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| the obligation to operate within the boundaries of the law |
So we agree.
Laws are made to protect the people, to ensure that companies do meet their social responsibilities; unfortunately, too often business attempts to circumnavigate the law, ignore it completely, or lobby ferociously to change it to better suit their needs, i.e. to generate profit for shareholders. |
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